moulting

[jhandha]

gud day...i just started racing pigeons for few weeks...just joined backyardchickens for your advices sir..

my pigeons layed their eggs few weeks ago but they are not able to hatched them and they put away the eggs in theirs nest..

few days ago i observe that they are moulting and didnt lay eggs anymore..is that normal?

 

[Hokum Coco]

gud day...i just started racing pigeons for few weeks...just joined backyardchickens for your advices sir..

my pigeons layed their eggs few weeks ago but they are not able to hatched them and they put away the eggs in theirs nest. Does not surprise me if your birds are first time pigeon parents .

few days ago i observe that they are moulting and didnt lay eggs anymore..is that normal? Yes, You can expect eggs about 10 days after they start mating or treading as some fanciers call it once the molt is over.

 

[jhandha]

thanks sir...

my pigeons are not first time parents sir coz were able to hatced one egg last summer...but those next batch of eggs didnt hatched

 

[Hokum Coco]

thanks sir...

my pigeons are not first time parents sir coz were able to hatced one egg last summer...but those next batch of eggs didnt hatched

Hope you have better luck after their molt. Their are too many variables to isolate why your last clutch did not hatch. Did you try candling your eggs at any juncture to see if they were fertilized?

 

[loftkeeper]

moulting has nothing to do with the birds ablity to raise young . loft condictions birds age health and feed are what lead to raiseing if they hatch and dye that is a heaith issue

 

[jhandha]

no sir...they finished moulting but its like they dont mate coz they dont have eggs yet...should i wait i little longer for them to have eggs?

 

[jhandha]

im curious if when they will have eggs.

 

[jhandha]

they finished moulting and they dont have eggs yet..how long will it take them to have eggs agian?

 

[Hokum Coco]

they finished moulting and they dont have eggs yet..how long will it take them to have eggs agian? No one can accurately predict when or if your birds will lay. You will just have to be patient and hope for the best.

moulting has nothing to do with the birds ablity to raise young . loft condictions birds age health and feed are what lead to raiseing if they hatch and dye that is a heaith issue

Loftkeeper is bang on with his assessments of bird ability to raise young. The only portion I might have issue with is with my birds any how when they are going through a heavy molt it may take a month or more for the female to start egg production. No two lofts are identical and no two fanciers follow the same regiment when raising their birds. Lotkeeper may just have younger or better condition birds than mine.

I would try mixing in a bit of chicken layer pellets into their diet maybe that may help. Once the eggs arrive I would halt with the layer pellets and then begin to mix in a chicken grower pellets into their diet. It works well for me in my set up.

 

[willygog]

I found this on the net,

There are other glands that play an equally important part. It is a balance between the activities of a number of glands that govern the state of the body. In this question of feathers, the sex glands are primary importance. When the sex glands are active, the bird does not moult. The cock roller, for example, will be in full courting swing and the hen will be in a breeding condition. They will both be very active and have a high rate of metabolism. Metabolism is the process which food is converted into energy.
When the sex glands are active, there is also increased activity in the thyroid gland. When the thyroid gland is inactive, the rollers can not be brought into breeding condition and will be sluggish, inactive and will put on fat with great ease. Cocks and hens alike will sit around with feathers held loosely. They are not sick, but the cocks will not coo for mating and the hens will not mate.